Whananaki bar Surf Break

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Issued: 11 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
16.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 4PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (02 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
13
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
771
757
651
577
498
489
477
477
486
496
496
543
810
784
759
772
759
846
827
628
607
493
465
394
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
High Tide
8:42AM1.78m
9:15PM1.95m
9:23AM1.78m
9:54PM1.95m
10:05AM1.76m
10:33PM1.94m
Low Tide
2:55PM0.28m
3:29AM0.43m
3:36PM0.29m
4:10AM0.41m
4:16PM0.31m
4:51AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
2
4
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
12
13
13
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
13
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
Energy kJ
771
757
651
577
498
489
477
477
486
496
496
543
810
784
759
772
759
846
827
628
607
493
465
394
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.9
N
5
0.7
N
6
Energy kJ
2
5
5
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
43
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.3
NNW
6
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
5
15
31
52
59
100
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
59
59
59
59
59
59
60
22
60
60
82
0
0
0
0
0
37
264
467
182
14
0
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
5
3
4
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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